samphire

samphire

English

Etymology

Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈsæm.fə(ɹ)/

Noun

samphire (plural samphires)

1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
   1. The marsh samphire, glasswort (genus Salicornia), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
   2. The rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
   3. The golden samphire (Inula crithmoides).
   4. Borrichia arborescens of the West Indies.
   5. Plants of genus Sarcocornia
   6. Plants of genus Tecticornia

Translations

marsh samphire

French: salicorne (fr) f Galician: salicor m Portuguese: salicórnia f

Spanish: salicornia (es) f Welsh: llyrlys m, chwyn hallt m

rock samphire — see rock samphire

golden samphire

French: inule fausse criste (fr) f, inule perce-pierre (fr) f

Welsh: sampier y geifr m, cedowydd sugnol m

Borrichia arborescens

Tagalog: dampalit

Anagrams

• pesharim, seraphim